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Elia Kazan

"I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action."

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"Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery."

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"Don't wish away your problems. They need action, not wishful thinking."

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"Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting over lost days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute; What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."

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"Taking action provides immediate feedback and an opportunity to review your progress to see if you are on the right track."

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